bsmphilly.com Topics: gina denofahttp://www.bsmphilly.com/topics/gina-denofa/?utm_medium=RSS2014-03-26T17:30:49+00:00Letters to the Editor: March 26, 20142014-03-26T17:30:49+00:00Times Readershttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/mar/26/letters-editor-march-26-2014/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><b>Obama wrong in nomination</b></p> <p>It is outrageous and thoroughly disgusting that a man like Debo Adegbile would even be considered for nomination to head the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department. &nbsp;</p> <p>Mumia Abu Jamal&rsquo;s conviction has been upheld for more than 30 years with him even admitting to ...Letters to the Editor: October 16, 20132013-10-16T19:16:33+00:00Times Readershttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/oct/16/letters-editor-october-16-20132/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><strong>O&rsquo;Brien has questions about city legal issue</strong></p> <p>I introduced a resolution calling for Council to investigate the city&rsquo;s recent Request for Proposal seeking a single law firm to provide legal representation to all indigent clients when a conflict of interest requires appointment of outside counsel.&nbsp;</p> <p>The right to counsel is ...Letters to the Editor: February 15, 20122012-02-16T12:19:00+00:00Our readershttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/feb/16/4699-letters-to-the-editor-february-15-2012.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><strong>The Catholic Church should accept the facts of real life</strong></p><p>The Earth is not flat. This fact was not accepted by the Catholic Church for hundreds of years. Today, the church is struggling to accept the fact that some priests sexually abuse young boys. This fact came to light in the ...Letters to the Editor: February 8, 20122012-02-08T12:31:00+00:00Our readershttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/feb/8/4649-letters-to-the-editor-february-8-2012.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><strong>Licenses and Inspections is not doing its job</strong></p><p>The lack of proactive enforcement as well as routine&nbsp;follow-up on past&nbsp;violators&nbsp;y the Department of Licenses &amp; Inspections&nbsp;has without question significantly contributed to the slumlord&nbsp;epidemic in Philly.</p><p>Fran Burns, License &amp; Inspections commissioner, is not seeing firsthand the deplorable living conditions that thousands of renters&nbsp;call ...Letters to the Editor: February 1, 20122012-02-01T13:07:00+00:00Our readershttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/feb/1/4588-letters-to-the-editor-february-1-2012.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><strong>Don&rsquo;t forget the public schools&rsquo; problems</strong></p><p>While I can understand and appreciate&nbsp;the anguish the Catholic school families are going through, I would like the&nbsp;<em>Northeast Times</em>&nbsp;to share as much paper space to the issues going on in the Philadelphia public schools as they do with the Catholic schools.</p><p>At FitzPatrick Elementary school (which ...Letters to the editor December 14, 20112011-12-14T12:51:00+00:00Our readershttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/dec/14/4321-letters-to-the-editor-december-14-2011.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><em><strong>Downsizing should be on Council&rsquo;s agenda</strong></em></p><p>In January we will have six new members on City Council. I hope they do better than the six they are replacing.</p><p>First on the agenda should be the elimination of the DROP program.</p><p>Second, they should stop using city-owned cars at taxpayers&rsquo; expense. Out of 17 ...Letters to the editor November 9, 2011 edition2011-11-09T12:59:00+00:00Our readershttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/nov/9/4089-letters-to-the-editor-november-9-2011-edition.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>We the people are left out by Comcast</p> <p>What a disgrace! I had a problem the other day paying my Comcast bill online ($148+) that they love to advertise as Triple Play for $99.99. Yeah, try and get that deal. If you like one converter box and basic channels, that&rsquo;s ...Letters to the editor September 8, 2011 edition2011-09-07T12:40:00+00:00Our readershttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/sep/7/3694-letters-to-the-editor-september-8-2011-edition.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><strong>Fly the flag to remember 9/11</strong></p> <p>Do you remember where you were and what you were doing on the morning of 9/11/01? Of course you do. Everyone who was alive then remembers. And do you remember how many flags we saw flying on Sept. 12 and beyond?</p> <p>Honor our heroes. ...